U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Oscar Morales, an infantryman assigned to the 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment, poses for a photo at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Oct. 14, 2016. Morales is being feature More
Group photo of Charlie Company 158th Infantry Regiment “Bushmasters” named after the venomous pit vipers found in Central America. Guadalupe “Lupe” Lopez (Second row from the top, Sixth person from the right) w More
The shadow of a UH-60L helicopter belonging to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment, an Arizona Army National Guard unit out of Phoenix, is cast over the Caribbean Sea in Colon, Panama, March 2 More
The promotion board process can be one of the most stressful tasks Soldiers undergo during their military service. By understanding what the board is evaluating, and with some basic preparation, Soldiers can sh More
Brig. Gen. William Hall, land component commander for the Arizona Army National Guard, presents Sgt. 1st Class Jasen Barcklay with the Purple Heart during a ceremony at Papago Park Military Reservation Nov. 16. More
Stephen Pretesater, the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay MWR Communities Activities Coordinator sound checks the system before a Distinguished visitors visit. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Moore/Released)
Soldiers of the 525th Military Police Battalion practice combat lifesaver techniques for the opportunity to represent their battalion in the National “Warfighter” competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Feb. 5. More
Spc. Jacob Santiago (foreground) and Spc. Zack Majors, both with the Installation Support Unit (ISU), Idaho Army National Guard, from Gowen Field, Idaho, cleans sinks at the Rotational Unit Bivouac Area (RUBA), More
Pvt. Simon Nichols, a cable systems installer-maintainer with the 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, shows off her certificate celebrating the end of chemotherapy at Arizona Oncology in Deer Valley on Aug. 14. More
Brig. Gen. John Hoefert, land component commander for the Arizona Army National Guard, has his shoulder boards replaced by family members, while his son watched via video chat, during a promotion ceremony to br More
Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire, the adjutant general, Arizona National Guard, gives his remarks during the Staff Sgt. Thomas D. Rabjohn Readiness Center building dedication ceremony at Papago Park Military Reserv More
Chief Warrant Officer 5, John Vitt (center) joined the Arizona Army National Guard in 1980 after serving in the active duty Air Force and Air Force Reserves. He will retire after 41 years of military service on More
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers and Army ROTC cadets demonstrate their upper body strength during the flexed arm hang, March 5 at Florence High School in Florence, Ariz. Soldiers from three battalions and More
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers and Army cadets carry 35-pound packs as they compete against the clock in a ruck march at Florence Military Reservation March 5. The ruck march was one of several timed even More
Soldiers preparing to submit a packet to an upcoming promotion board should be sure to review and verify their Enlisted Records Brief. (Portions of this image have been blurred and cropped to protect Personally More
Col. Leonard H. Dyer, Jr., former chief of staff of the Arizona Army National Guard, addresses the audience during his retirement at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix, April 3.
Tyrell Baily, paramedic and engineer with the Camp Navajo Fire Department, assists Arizona National Guard Soldiers to a casualty collection point during a training exercise, April 22, at Camp Navajo in Bellemon More
Chief Warrant Officer 5, John Vitt joined the Arizona Army National Guard in 1980 after serving in the active duty Air Force and Air Force Reserves. He will retire after 41 years of military service on Apr. 30. More
Lt. Col. David Hatcher (bottom), Joint Forces Headquarters Hawaii, briefs his team on how they will assist the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Exportable Combat Training Capability at Camp Roberts, Califor More
Soldiers attending a LUH-72 Lakota maintainer’s course, at the Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site in Marana, Ariz., get their first look at the Virtual Maintenance Trainer, June 6. The 12-workst More
Mark Huss, the training site lead at Exportable Combat Training Capability, points out an alternate point of entry to Ukraine Army National Guard Col. Vladimir Grabchak at the XCTC training facility June 7, 201 More
Soldiers of Delta Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment conduct familiarization fire with the Mark-19 grenade launcher June 9, 2016 at Camp Roberts, California. 1-294th Infantry Regiment is participating in Export More
Soldiers of Charlie Company, 29th Brigade Support Battalion prepare their vehicle before they participate in a mass casualty exercise June 10, 2016 at Camp Roberts, California. Charlie Company, 29th Brigade Sup More
Soldiers of Delta Company, 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion Detachment 1 launch an unmanned aerial vehicle for a standardized flight evaluation June 11, 2016 at Camp Roberts, California. Delta Company, 227th Br More
Soldiers of Bravo Battery, 1-487th Field Artillery conduct convoy operations June 12, 2016 at Camp Roberts, California. Bravo Battery, 1-487th Field Artillery is participating in Exportable Combat Training Capa More
Soldiers of 1-294th Infantry Regiment conduct sniper training June 13, 2016 at Camp Roberts, California. 1-294th Infantry Regiment is participating in Exportable Combat Training Capability at Camp Roberts. XCTC More
British and American Soldiers conduct joint foot patrols throughout the Stanford Training Area, United Kingdom during Steppe Eagle 16. Steppe Eagle is a multinational exercise focusing on training and preparati More
Spc. Roger Conant, a mechanic with the Arizona National Guard’s 3666th Support Maintenance Company provided support to the Alaska Army National Guard’s field maintenance shop during annual training at Fort Gree More
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers from the 996th Medical Detachment step into a pool during a basic water survival course conducted Aug. 6 at Buckeye High School in Buckeye, Arizona. The course is designed More
A member of the 91st Civil Support Team inspects a bottle to be analyzed during joint training with the Prescott Area Hazardous Materials Response team, August 30 at Sharlot Hall Museum in Prescott, Ariz. The m More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Arizona National Guard's 162nd Wing during a bombing run at the Barry M. Goldwater Range Nov. 9. The range celebrated its 75th anniversary during a ceremony at Papago Park Milit More
Soldiers from the Arizona Army National Guard's 1120th Transportation Battalion participate in Operation Patriot Bandoleer in Concord, Calif. Jan 18. Patriot Bandoleer is a collaboration between Army Materiel C More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joe Murdock, commander of the 850th Military Police Battalion, discusses the role of the non-commissioned officer in military police operations to a delegation of Kazakh military officers and More
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers from the 3666th Support Maintenance Company in Phoenix, listen to Robert Abernathy, a Department of the Army heavy equipment servicer, as he discusses the gas turbine engine More
Soldiers with the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Battalion step forward during the opening ceremony of Steppe Eagle Koktem Mar. 31, 2017, at Illisky Training Center, Kazakhstan.
A soldier with the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Battalion tests the PH level of the purified water during a peacekeeping operations scenario for Steppe Eagle Koktem Apr. 9, 2017, at Illisky Training Center, Kazakhst More
Lt. Col. Bulat Dusembayev, commander of the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Brigade, left, presents Lt. Col. James Becker, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, with a certificate of appreciation during the closing day of Stepp More
Satellite Transportable Terminals from the 365th Signal Company, aim towards communications satellites at the beginning of the unit’s annual training at Camp Navajo, Ariz., June 3-17. The signal company provide More
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade set up a tent that will become part of the tactical operations center. The unit was conducting annual training at Camp Nav More
Vehicles belonging to the Arizona National Guard’s 91st Civil Support Team wait to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft at Goldwater Air National Guard Base July 18. The 91st traveled to Buckley Air More
Staff Sgt. Daniel Dornbusch, 149th Military Engagement Team, stands ready to raise the American flag during the Exercise Steppe Eagle 17 opening ceremony July 22, 2017, at Illisky Training Center, Kazakhstan. E More
Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Goettl, a phase maintenance supervisor with Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Phoenix explains the UH-60 helicopter maintenance process and shop operations to delegates from Kazakhstan More
A platoon of Kyrgyzstani soldiers participate in Exercise Steppe Eagle 17, a multinational exercise focusing on peacekeeping and peace support operations, July 24, 2017, at Illisky Training Center near Almaty, More
Tajikistani senior officers observe their soldiers conducting an exercise lane with Kazakhstani soldiers July 25, 2017, during Exercise Steppe Eagle 17 at Illisky Training Center near Almaty, Kazakhstan. Steppe More
Sgt. John Houk, a U.S. Army Soldier with the 86th Combat Support Hospital, works with soldiers and medics with the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Battalion to treat simulated casualties July 27, 2017, during Exercise More
Kazakhstani soldiers from the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Battalion use a radio to report an unidentified exploding ordnance after clearing civilians from the area during a simulated patrol lane July 28, 2017, duri More
Col. Jose Devarona, director of U.S. Army Central Security Cooperation Division, greets Lt. Gen. Murat Maikeyev, chief of the general staff of the Kazakhstan Armed Forces, July 31, 2017, during Exercise Steppe More
A Kazakhstani soldier with the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Battalion performs tactical first aid on a simulated leg wound Aug. 1, 2017, during Exercise Steppe Eagle 17 at Illisky Training Center near Almaty, Kazakhstan.
John Cornelius, an exercise planner with U.S. Army Central, left, discusses the Exercise Control Group operations with Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Van, Task Force Spartan deputy commanding general, Aug. 3, 2017, during More
Staff Sgt. Arturo Vargas, 3rd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, proudly bares the U.S. colors during the Exercise Steppe Eagle 17 closing ceremony Aug. 4, 2017, at Illisky Training Center n More
The Arizona Army National Guard's 253rd Engineer Battalion conducting training to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' construction efforts in the Santa Cruz river area to control flooding caused by seaso More
Family members welcome home Staff Sgt. David McKane upon the 159th Finance Management Support Detachment's return from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel. This was t More
The official party bows their heads for the invocation during the 198th Regional Support Group’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company’s change of command Jan. 7, 2018 at Papago Park Military Reservation in Pho More
Arizona Army National Guard Sgt.1st Class John Jones goes over vehicle operations on the M1078 Humvee with Spc. Cheleh Wleh before heading before Wleh takes his road test March 10, 2018, at Papago Park Military More
Arizona Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ricardo Ramos and other Soldiers 198th Regional Support Group Headquarters and Headquarters Company assemble a concertina wire perimeter around their tactical operations c More
Army Reserve Brig. Gen. W. Shane Buzza, incoming division commander for the 91st Training Command, is greeted by Arizona Army National Guard Command Sergeant Major John Paul Salazar, senior enlisted non-commiss More
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers with the 198th Regional Support Group Headquarters and Headquarters Company get information from their first sergeant during a formation June 26, 2018 at Fort Hunter Liggett More
Arizona Army National Guard Sgt.1st Class Darin Hughner and Spc. Kevin R. Mills who are with the 198th Regional Support Group, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, work the front desk at the tactical operatio More
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers, Pfc. Joseph A. Jarmillo and Oscar A. Escorcia, culinary specialists with the 198th Regional Support Group Headquarters and Headquarters Company based in Phoenix, stand read More
Army Reserve Soldiers from the 693rd Quartermaster Company based in Bell, California, put equipment away after setting up an M1087A1 expandable truck, July 7, 2018, at Fort Hunter Liggett, California. The 693rd More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard, Charlie Co., 2-238 Aviation Battalion provides medevac support during Exercise STEPPE EAGLE 18 at McCrady Trainin More
Dr. Mark T. Esper, 23rd Secretary of the Army, speaks with service members during a town hall, Dec. 17, 2018, in the Joint Training Center auditorium in Jordan. Esper presented coins to service members and reen More
(From left) U.S. Airforce Brig. Gen. David R. Iverson, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia, commander and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael D. Wickman, deputy commanding general – maneuver, 34th Infantry Di More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dan Horst, the senior U.S. Army representative at Steppe Eagle 19, speaks during the exercise's opening ceremony, June 17, 2019, at Illisky Training Area near Almaty, Kazakhstan. Steppe Eagle More
A banner welcoming participants from six nations hangs at Illisky Training Area near Almaty, Kazakhstan at the beginning of Steppe Eagle 19, a U.S. Army Central-led exercise to build interoperability in the Cen More
Sgt. 1st. Class Kent Heckler, a soldier with Task Force Spartan, instructs soldiers on the different kinds of convoys during his convoy operations class at Exercise Steppe Eagle 2019. Steppe Eagle is an exercis More
A U.S. Army Soldier (far right) with the Arizona Army National Guard mentors two Kazakhstani soldiers on proper bandaging techniques during medical training at Steppe Eagle 19, June 19, 2019, at Illisky Trainin More
Soldiers with the U.S., Kazakhstani, and Kyrgyz Republic militaries practice bandaging and tourniquet techniques, June 19, 2019, during medical training at Steppe Eagle 19, at Illisky Training Area near Almaty, More
Kazakhstani roleplayers act as aggressors towards a British Army public order team, June 20, 2019, at Chilekemer Training Area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, as part of Steppe Eagle 19. The British Army taught Kazakh More
A pair of Kazakhstani Ground Forces soldiers complete graphics for a map during training in the Military Decision Making Process at the battalion level, June 21, 2019, during exercise Steppe Eagle 19, at Chilik More
A convoy of Kazakhstani Ground Forces' Humvees drives through Chilikemer Training Area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, June 23, 2019, during convoy training at exercise Steppe Eagle 19. Steppe Eagle 19 is an annual U. More
An Arizona Army National Guard soldier with 1st Bn., 158th Infantry Regiment, conducts a reconnaissance patrol with his squad outside his Forward Operating Base during Exercise Steppe Eagle 19 at Chilikemer Tra More
CHILIKEMER TRAINING AREA, Kazakhstan (June 26, 2019) – Spc. Chanson Hardy, Utah Army National Guard, (hands raised) shouts at a Tajikistani soldier during public order training as part of Exercise Steppe Eagle More
Participants gather for a group photo at Illisky Training Area near Almaty, Kazakhstan, June 27, 2019, following the closing ceremony for Exercise Steppe Eagle 19. The U.S. and U.K. Ambassadors joined the Deput More
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 655 Regional Support Group (RSG), based out of Westover Air Reserve Base in Massachusetts, officially assume command of Area Support Group-Jordan from the 198 RSG, Arizona National Gua More
Military Police Transition Course students navigate a driving course at Camp Navajo Military Base in Bellemont, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2019. The driving course is designed to teach the students how to navigate sharp tu More
Lt. Col. Brian Dudley, 91st Civil Support Team commander, donates blood at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz., March 25, 2020. The blood donation took place as part of the Guard’s activation of more than 7 More
Arizona Army National Guard service members from the 222nd Transportation Company, Florence, Ariz., haul a trailer for a local grocery store to surge capacity and capability - helping to close logistical gaps i More
Lt. Col. Matthew McCain, Task Force Guardian executive officer, donates blood at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz., March 25, 2020. The blood donation took place as part of the Guard’s activation of more More
Arizona National Guard service members deliver food to Pima County residents March 26, 2020, at Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. This week the Guard will activate more than 700 Arizona C More
Private 1st Class Juan Palomares, 253rd Engineer Company allied trade specialist, stocks shelves at a local grocery store to surge capacity and capability in Phoenix, Ariz., March 28, 2020. The Arizona National More
Arizona Air National Guard service members haul a trailer for a local food bank to surge capacity and capability - helping to close logistical gaps in the local supply chain. The Arizona National Guard activate More
Arizona National Guard service members load and deliver food packages from Midwest Food Bank March 31, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz. More than 1,000 Arizona Guard members have stood up in response to the COVID-19 thr More
2nd Lt. Maram Sweis, Arizona Army National Guard medical operations officer, readies medical personal protection equipment to be flown to Kayenta, Ariz. in response to COVID-19, March 31, 2020. The Arizona Guar More
Arizona National Guard personnel prepare boxes of personal protective equipment for transport to Chinle, Ariz., April 4th, 2020 at Papago Park Military Reservation. More than 800 AZNG personnel continue to serv More
Arizona National Guard service members deliver food for Gila County residents April 6, 2020, at a local food bank in Payson, Ariz. The Arizona Guard has responded domestically in such emergencies as airport sec More
Arizona National Guard personnel deliver boxes of fresh produce and groceries to residents of Coconino County, Ariz., April 7th, 2020 at Flagstaff Family Food Center. More than 800 AZNG personnel continue to se More
Arizona Army National Guard service members deliver boxes of groceries to residents of Navajo County, Ariz., April 8, 2020 at a local food bank in Snowflake, Ariz. The Arizona National Guard activated more than More
Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire, director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, tours St. Luke’s hospital, April 9th, 2020 in Phoenix, Ariz. More than 800 AZNG personnel continue to serve ac More
161st Air Refueling Wing service members unload material from a KC-135 Stratotanker to be used to make protective gowns for statewide use April 9, 2020 at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix. The deliver More
Arizona National Guard personnel prepare boxes of personal protective equipment for transport to the Navajo Nation, April 11, 2020 at Papago Park Military Reservation, Ariz. More than 800 Arizona Citizen-Soldie More
161st Air Refueling Wing service members make protective masks for base wide use April 13, 2020 at Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Phoenix. The masks will be used to help protect service members during the C More
Army National Guard service members prepared and delivered more than 550 boxes of groceries April 14, 2020 for residents of Yavapai County, Ariz. at a local food bank in Cottonwood, Ariz. The Arizona National G More
Arizona National Guard service members deliver food and supplies for Navajo Nation residents April 17, 2020, at a local food bank in Black Mesa, Ariz. The Arizona Guard has responded domestically in such emerge More
Arizona National Guard medics share current procedures for proper use of PPE with members of the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) April 22, 2020, at the Hopi Veterans Memorial Center, Kykotsmovi Village, Ariz. More
Arizona National Guard service members traveled to Modesto, Calif. to pick up food donated from a private company to be delivered to a local food bank in Mesa, Ariz, April 24, 2020. The donated food filled thre More